The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-09-29

intending the establishment OF o
depot for publication supplies for
Sabbath schools in some city in the
state hereafter decided upon. President j.
W. Strong. D. D.. gave q report Tor Carrie.
ton college: A memorial was addressed to
order relating to the use OF
native languages in Indian schools: The
following committee was chosen on
systematic benefcence 70 represent
the American College and Educational 80.
ciety: Rev: H.. H. Hart, s. NJ. Wilcox,
Alexandria; j. B. Fairbank Morris; c: E..
Page, Fergus Falls; J. Kidder, St. Charles;
r. N. Williams. Mortified; s. NJ. MacNeill,
Sleepy Eye; David Henderson. Worthing-
ton. The meeting was a pronounced sue
cess In every respect throughout, and ad.
lourned to meet at Owatonna, tho third
Tuesday of September.
Company B, Second regiment NJ. N. G.,
OF Faribault, have decided to 20 to Chicn'
60 to take part in the International COM
petitive drill andfeave for that point Oct.
Hal Reid was taken before Judges Wilkin
and Brill at St. Paul, in company with C.
u. O'Brien, his attorney, his father, Dr..
Reid and his uncle, A. NJ. Reid. By tho adj
vice of County Attorney Egan the two
Reid's wero accepted as sursties for the
prisoner in the sum of IS, 900 and he was
released.
Rev. J. F. Strout, formerly pastor Of
Grace NJ. E. church at Bloomington, ILL.,,
has accepted call to tho Clinton Avenue
NJ. E. Church at West St. Paul.
Mrs. H. A. Hobart at Red Wing, presi.
dent of the Minnesota W. c. +. u, has is.
sued a call for the eleventh annual state
convention to be held at Maakato, Blue
Earth county, Sept. 81, % and 20.
Attorney General Clapp has fled an
opinion on the dairy law passed last win.
ter in reference to the question as to the
Legality Of the provisions which allow cases
to be brought in the municipal court.
The attorney says the law is constitutions
al. The dairy department has been hin.
dered heretofore by tho delays that ensue
In the district court.
At Henderson, the catholic church and
st. Joseph's academy was burned. The
buildings were total loss, amounting to
about 500 insurance about $4,000.
Most OF the fixtures and furniture were
saved. The church was one of the oldest
buildings in tho town, having been put up
nearly thirty years ago.
The thirteenth annual reunion and ban.
quet OF the St. Croix Valley Old Settlers
association occurred at the Sawyer house.
saltwater, and was iully as satisfactory
both in the attendance and general feat
ures as any previous meeting.
The Wilmar & Sioux Falls company,
which has always been recognized as a
part OF the Manitoba system, has elected
new directors, including J. J. Hill, w. p.
Clough, Frank L. Moffet, Edward Sawyer
and E. I. Sawyer, all of the Manitoba,
either officers or employees. The old officers
were retained as follows: President, j. N.
Spicer OF Wi1mar; vice president, E. A
Sherman OF Sioux Falls; secretary. c. c..
Goodnow OF Pipestone; treasurer, C. B.
Tyler OF Moorhead. The line is now being
graded.
County Commissioner William Freeman
OF Ramsey county died at his home at
White Bear:
At the Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior.
Faribault, took place the marriage OF Miss
Hattie, daughter A. E. Sawyer, and j ohm
N. Pratt, son OF A. w. Pratt of Aberdeen,
Oak. Rev. James Dobbin ofIlciated.
At St. Cloud. the contract for the super.
structure 1T the new G.. D. Kerr block has
been let to Staples Eros. for $4,000.
Rev. Frank Damn of London, Eng, has
recently settled as pastor Of the Baptist
church at LIE Roy, Mower county.
0. E. Collins, general agent for Minnesota
and Dakota OF the United States Dealers
Protective association, who has made st..
Cloud his headquarters for some time, has
been missing since Aug. IS, when his vito
last heard Of him at Duluth.
Company G, Second regiment, M. N. G..
OF Austin, will 60 to Chicago Oct..2 to take
part in the international drill occurring
there on the 4th.
The Winona county commissioners have
let the contract for building the new court
$1O3, 900. The building ia to be Of Dres
bach buff stone, Duluth brown-stone trim
mings. 1t will be located on the county
grounds on Washington street. facing
Third, with rear entrance from fourth,
At Austin. John F. Fairbanks and Miss
Mary Vaughn were married at the Congre-
gational church by the Rev. 8. H. Dewart.
pastor of the NJ. +. cnurcu.
August Shelter OF Pomnede Terre lost
fourteen stacks OF wheat $500 bushels),
one stack Of hay and some old sheds by a
fire caused by spark from q threshiug
machine engine.
Notices have been sent from the state
treasurer's Office to the county treasurer,
requesting them to mako payment Of tho
state text book fund. There is about
$4,000 due the state from the different
counties for state text books furnished.
At Austin, in the suit of Allen W. Clark
vs.. the city OF Austin ( r pers onal injury
from defective walk. the jury gave q YER
dict against the city for $3.50.
Lieut.. Gov. A. E. Rice returned from
Philadelphia with cargo OF Lincoln en-
thusiasm.
Citizens Of Stearns county protest Wig.
orously against sectarianism in their pub.
ic schools.
Hon. John Mercer Langston, the colored
orator, addres sed the g udents of the
state university at Minneapolis, and also
teh st. Paul bar at an impromptu recep.
ton.
Rev. D. F. Thompson was ordained min.
lister OF the Episcopal church of st. Peter.
At the special city election held at Or.
tonville the proposition to bond the city
for $40, 900 for water works was carried
by an overwhelming majority.
Winona Special: A complaint has been
filed and q warrant issued for the arrest
of one Brennan for the abduction of the
daughter OF J. F. Lewis, a young cirl OF
fourteen years. 1t il said that he took
her to q hotel and remained over night
with her.
John Bishop, OF Gull River, has been ar
rested for selling liquor to Indians.
Gen. Roger A. Prayer of New York says
in regard to the anarchists: I have no
concern with the question Of sympathy
with the anarchists or their cause. l am
retained simply az q lawyer who is to en-.
deavor to induce the supreme court to
reverse tho decision of the Illinois court,
We shall attack the constitutionality OF
the Illinois law regarding the construction
OF the jury. This law has been in opera.
ton since 1874, and has not yet been
passed upon by the supreme court. The
law OF Illinois relating to conspiracy will
not enter into our application. The
United States supreme court, believe, ia
elevated above all influence Of popular
clamor, and will, no doubt, decide the
question Of law which il involved in a
spirit Of thorough impartiality.